Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell steps into his cake kitchen and sets about creating a fantastic artisanal cake. When we bite into it, we’re impressed, but when we see that the city memo is written on it in fondant, we know that Tom is truly the Cake Boss!
Sunrise is, like, wicked early
Is anyone even awake yet?
The Human Services Department recently received a generous donation from the Capital City Sunrise Rotary Club to purchase hygiene and non-food items for its pantry, Aspell writes. That’s weird – the only things in our pantry are a half-eaten bag of Cheetos and some flat cans of Moxie.
These items, which cannot be purchased with food stamps and are quite expensive for people on a very limited income, are often requested from our pantry. The Capital City Sunrise Rotary Club does good work in our community and we are grateful that they chose to partner with our organization, Aspell writes. Also, it would be impossible to write anything negative about a group that calls itself the Sunrise Club.
Ed of the Class
This dude will help you
The city is pleased to announce that Ed Deshaies has been hired as director of player development at Beaver Meadow Golf Course, Aspell writes. His first order of business: direct us to the 19th hole.
The director of player development position is extremely important to growing the game of golf and returning the course to profitability. It’s also critical in preventing errant golf balls from smashing windshields on the road next to the course.
Deshaies’s main responsibilities will be expanding and developing our learn-to-play programs, building and operating a miniature golf course named The Mini Beav, offering private and group lessons and providing assistance in the Pro Shop. Beaver Meadow is scheduled to open its driving range March 30. And not a day be-fore!
Newfangled computers
We invented technology!
The city is now offering citizens a faster, more convenient way to renew their vehicle registrations – online, 24 hours a day, seven days a week – by using E-Reg, Aspell writes. Until now E-Reg was just the shortened nickname of our college roommate Electric Reggie.
E-Reg streamlines and simplifies the entire process and accepts payment by credit card or E-check. In addition to the motor vehicle renewal registration fee, the following fees will apply: For E-check payments, a $1.50 process fee per vehicle, plus a $1.50 ACH flat fee will apply; For credit/debit card payment, a $1.50 processing fee per vehicle, plus a convenience fee equal to 2.95 percent of the transaction amount (minimum $1.50) will apply; and for payments made in shillings, a two-bit service charge will be applied.
To access E-Reg, go to concordnh.gov/ereg and provide the required information from your current registration. Not required: your favorite Backstreet Boy.
For those who still wish to visit the collections office – and, let’s be honest, who doesn’t want to visit – to process their vehicle registrations, they now accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover credit cards, with a convenience fee equal to 2.95 percent of the total transaction cost. The city has extended its hours open to the public until 6 p.m. on Thursdays.
